Articles by Hannah Brockhaus
![[L] A screenshot of Father Marko Rupnik giving a talk in February 2022 and [R] Cardinal Angelo De Donatis in 2021. Credit: [L] Youtube account of the Diocese of Rome and [R] Daniel Ibanez/CNA](https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/storage/image/rupnik-and-de-donatis.png?w=310&h=198)
Cardinal says Rome diocese learned ‘recently’ of Fr. Rupnik accusations
Dec 24, 2022 / 04:00 amThe Diocese of Rome “assures, also in the name of its Bishop, every support necessary for the desirable positive solution of the case…”
This Santa rides a camel around Jerusalem every year. Here’s why
Dec 23, 2022 / 10:00 amEvery year on the feast of St. Nicholas, Issa Anis Kassisieh dons a red suit, black boots, and a thick white beard.
Father Rupnik ‘egocentric and violent,’ a sister from his former community alleges
Dec 22, 2022 / 12:20 pmThe sister told CNA she did not know anything about sexual abuse or allegations of abuse, but that her experience of Rupnik was “of spiritual manipulation and humiliation.”
Italian Cardinal Severino Poletto dies at age 89
Dec 19, 2022 / 11:15 amPoletto was the retired archbishop of Turin, a city in northern Italy. Since his retirement in 2010, he has been living in Moncalieri, a southern suburb of Turin.
PHOTOS: Living Nativity takes to the streets of Rome
Dec 19, 2022 / 03:00 amFamilies dressed as traditional artisans, Roman soldiers, and other characters from the story of Christ’s birth also joined the walk.
Pope Francis: St. Joseph shows us how to respond to disappointed dreams
Dec 18, 2022 / 05:30 am“His courage is heroic and is exercised in silence,” Pope Francis said.
4 things to know about Pope Francis on his 86th birthday
Dec 17, 2022 / 08:00 amAs Pope Francis turns 86 on Dec. 17, his 10th birthday as pope, here are four things to know about him.
This is why Pope Francis wants you to spend less money this Christmas
Dec 14, 2022 / 03:42 amPope Francis is inviting everyone to have “a more humble Christmas” this year.
Pope Francis: Remain vigilant against pride and ‘well-mannered demons’
Dec 14, 2022 / 03:29 amPope Francis encouraged Christians Wednesday to be vigilant against spiritual pride and the temptations of “well-mannered demons.”
Pope Francis: Our Lady of Guadalupe ‘wants to stay with us’
Dec 12, 2022 / 13:00 pmPope Francis celebrated Mass in Spanish in St. Peter’s Basilica Dec. 12 to mark the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas and the unborn.
Pope Francis to ask heads of state to pardon prisoners as Christmas gesture
Dec 12, 2022 / 09:50 amPope Francis will send a letter to the world’s heads of state asking them to pardon prisoners, the Vatican announced Monday.
Pope Francis: St. Lucy followed her conscience ‘without compromise’
Dec 12, 2022 / 08:04 amOn the eve of the feast of St. Lucy, Pope Francis encouraged members of an association for the blind and visually impaired to follow her example.
Pope Francis concerned about deadly clashes in South Sudan
Dec 11, 2022 / 08:35 amPope Francis is scheduled to travel to South Sudan’s capital city, Juba, in just under eight weeks.
Pope Francis: Be surprised by God’s mercy this Advent
Dec 11, 2022 / 05:05 amThe Third Sunday of Advent, which marks roughly halfway through the season preceding Christmas, is also known as Gaudete Sunday.
Is Pope Francis writing a special message about St. Francis de Sales?
Dec 10, 2022 / 03:30 amThere have been reports that on Dec. 28, Pope Francis will publish an apostolic letter on St. Francis de Sales.
Vatican holds thermal shirt drive for Ukraine
Dec 6, 2022 / 03:24 amThe Vatican’s charity office is holding a drive to collect thermal shirts for people in Ukraine as they face an energy emergency amid the war.
Jesuit artist Father Rupnik’s ministry restricted following reports of abuse allegations
Dec 5, 2022 / 05:45 amA prominent Jesuit priest and artist had his ministry restricted, reportedly after an investigation by his religious order into allegations of abuse.
Pope Francis: It’s never too late to begin again
Dec 4, 2022 / 06:15 am“Let us not let this Advent go by like days on the calendar, because this is a moment of grace,” Pope Francis said.
Charles de Foucauld, Catholic ‘revert’ turned saint
Dec 1, 2022 / 05:00 amSt. Charles de Foucauld was a soldier, explorer, Catholic revert, priest, hermit, and religious brother, who served among the Tuareg people in the Sahara desert in Algeria.
Pope Francis’ trip to Africa rescheduled for February 2023
Dec 1, 2022 / 04:41 amPope Francis has rescheduled his trip to the African countries of the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan for Jan. 31–Feb. 5, 2023.